When formatting a drive, one crucial setting to consider is the allocation unit size, which determines how the drive's space is divided into smaller units. This setting can significantly impact how ...

The NTFS file system has allocation unit options that usually don’t matter unless there is a limitation. Rick Vanover explains how this matters for large volumes. We may earn from vendors via ...

I am using an iWill Side Raid 100 IDE Raid controller. The stripe size is set to 64k. I would like to know what the optimal Win2K NTFS allocation unit is. I currently have it set at 32k. The ...

Hi. Sorry if this has been answered before. Repeated searches provided no answers. I've just picked up a new 120Gb Western Digital HD, and am currently in the process of installing it. I'd like to ...